As diverse demands for United Nations peacekeeping continued to grow, more than 14,000 United Nations police officers — a force that was increasingly specialized and increasingly female — were...
Webcast - Law. Order. Peace: UN Peacekeeping and Rule of Law Officials of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations stressed the importance of strengthening the rule of law as a key part of...
ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION In 2003 the Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service was created within DPKO to promote rule of law by addressing both judicial and penal systems in UN peace operations. This...
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations has deployed over 120,000 blue helmets to 15 Peacekeeping Missions all over the world. Each and every one of those blue helmets has a unique story to tell...
A year of complex challenges for UN peace operations 2010 was in many ways a watershed one for UN peace operations. Several long-standing peacekeeping missions, including in Liberia and Timor-Leste,...
Despite very difficult circumstances, including the loss of many personnel, United Nations peacekeeping had passed critical tests in tackling “make-or-break” situations in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and...
Au cours des deux dernières semaines, 44 membres du personnel des Nations Unies ont trouvé la mort dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions sur le terrain. Vingt-six de ces employés de l’ONU décédés...
UN study urges greater action in peacekeeping to include women in peace processes New York, United Nations, 8 February 2011 - Greater action is needed by United Nations peacekeeping missions -...
Watch the Webcast With a much-watched referendum on the horizon in Southern Sudan, a "very tense" situation in Côte d'Ivoire and disputed presidential election results in Haiti, United Nations...
New York, 19 November 2010 - Tomorrow, 20 November is Universal Children's Day, a day to celebrate youth and to demonstrate our universal belief that childhood is sacred for all girls and boys...